CHEMISTRY | QN 09 | MOLE CONCEPT


Hydrochloric acid reacted 200cm3 of sodium thiosulphate at S.T.P Calculate mass of Sulphur formed.


  • Data



    Volume of thiosulphate = 200cm3 (0.2dm3)
    Molar volume at S.T.P = 22.4dm3/mole
    Asked: The mass of Sulphur formed

    The balanced chemical equation for the reaction.
    Na2S2O3(aq)+ 2HCL(aq) → 2NaCL(aq) + H2O(l) +S(s) SO2(g)
  • mass of Sulphur formed:


    convert o.2dm3 of Na2S2O3 into moles
    Mole = volume (dm3) / molar volume (dm3/mole)
    = 0.2dm3 / 22.4dm3/mole
    = 0.0089285714 mole of Na2S2O3

    make mole equivalent between Na2S2O3 and S
    1 mole of Na2S2O3 Ξ 1 mole of S
    0.0089285714 mole of Na2S2O3 Ξ ?? of S

    = (0.0089285714 mole × 1 mole) / 1 mole
    = 0.0089285714 mole of S

    convert mole of Sulphur (S0) into mass.

    Mole = mass / molar mass
    mass = mole × molar mass
    = 0.0089285714 × 38g/mole
    = 0.2857142848 ≈ 0.29g

    0.29g of Sulphur was formed during the reaction.

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